Marketa Lazarova (1968)
Directed by Frantisek Vlacil
Genres - Drama, Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Historical Epic, Period Film, Religious Epic |
Run Time - 180 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Vladislav Vancura's novel Marketa Lazarova was based on a centuries-old Czechoslovakian legend. The film version concerns itself with a group of pillaging feudal lords. Though they regard themselves as noble knights, these lords are a raping, robbing lot, slaves to the many superstitions that grip their land. Magda Vasaryova plays Marketa Lazarova, whose misadventures begin when she is kidnapped and abused by the "protagonists." Director Frantisek Vlacil spares us nothing in bringing the Vancura novel to the screen, not even a gruesomely convincing public beheading.
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Themes
Keywords
Christianity, convent, kidnapping, paganism
Attributes
High Historical Importance